into a murder investigation in Sharp County. Sheriff Mark Counts told Region 8 News that Mark Shirley beat his wife Amanda Shirley and Mark Ballard earlier this month. Ballard later died.
On Oct. 2, the two were found in a bedroom at a home... Read more

called to a home on U.S. 167 south of Ash Flat shortly after noon Monday. When they arrived, they found Mark Ballard and Amanda Shirley unresponsive in a bedroom. Both were covered in blood, Counts said.
Ages were not available for either... Read more